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Thursday, 7 March 2013

End Game Study : Triangulation with your king

In order to learn triangulation you must be aware of the concept of Key Square and Opposition if you are not aware please click on below relevant links.Key SquareOpposition

What is triangulation?

It is maneuver with your pieces or majesty to pass move or say it is maneuver by which you lose a tempo. In simple terminology by triangulation you get the same position with your opponent to move when it is disadvantage for your opponent to move.

Why to lose a tempo or move?

In chess it is better to gain a tempo; you might have heard those words from your coach or senior players. Yes that is true but some time you need to put your opponent in zugzwang in order to penetrate into opponent’s position. In zugzwang your opponent has to move but if he moves, he lose.

Now I would like to explain it with help of below example.

In the given position if it black to move then white can win easily as he has opposition but what if white has to move in the same position. Direct progress is not possible for example f6 then…Kf8! Draws.

How to triangulate to win the position?

You can win the position by triangulation that is move your king into triangulation shape. Kd5->Ke4->Kd4 and you can gain the same position with black to move. See the below diagram.

More specificallyKd5 - Kf6Ke4 – Ke7Kd4
Now wherever black move you can get the opposition so can win the game.